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  1. Title: Le Gouvernement de l'Isle de France

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    Summary: 1 map ; 45 x 55 cm. Relief shown pictorially. Decorative title cartouche depicting two angels holding the crowned escutcheon of France over the title. The title is framed by a man and woman holding fruit and a face hides among the fruit under the title. Additional illustrations include the coat of arms of the King of France and Navarre in the upper left corner and a surveyor with two cherubs in the lower left corner. Includes no directions or compass rose. This state was published in Jansson's Atlas Novus in 1680. From the Jansson Appendix Atlas 1636-1680, title created to represent a unique collection within the Clark Library, University of Michigan.

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  2. Title: Description du pais Normandie; par Damien de Templeux Escuyer Sr. du Frestoy.

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Includes ill. of ships and sea creatures, and uses a special engraving technique to create a wave appearance in the water. The scall cartouche includes the date "1620." From the Composite Atlas of France, title created to represent a unique collection within the Clark Library, University of Michigan. 1 map; 32 x 51 cm.

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  3. Title: Description du pais de Beauce.

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. North oriented toward the right of the map. From the Composite Atlas of France, title created to represent a unique collection within the Clark Library, University of Michigan. 1 map; 32 x 45 cm.

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  4. Title: Plan de la ville de Tripoli en Barbarie : attaquée par l'armée navale du Roy, commandée par le Maréshal d'Estrées, vice-admiral de France, le 22. de Iuin 1685 : reduite à l'obeïssance de sa Majesté le vingt cinq du mesme mois

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. "D.R. inv. del." Jean Baptiste Hamont, sieur des Roches, completed the engraving of the so-called "Grand Beaulieu," using the monogram D.R. cf. Tooley's dictionary of mapmakers.

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  5. Title: Hamburg, Germany, 1651 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Grundtri? der edlen weitberumbte Statt Hamburg Anno 1651 [by] Matthias & Nicolaus Peters, Goldtschmide gebr. Hus. sculps.; inscribit Iohannes Mejerus. It was published by Matthias & Nicolaus Peters in [1651]. Scale [ca. 1:3,760]. Map in German and Latin. Covers Hamburg, Germany.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the WGS84 UTM Zone 32N coordinate system. All map collar and inset information is also available as part of the raster image, including any inset maps, profiles, statistical tables, directories, text, illustrations, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as roads, drainage, built-up areas and selected buildings, fortification, ground cover, and more. Relief is shown by hachures. Includes index.This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from The Harvard Map Collection as part of the Imaging the Urban Environment project. Maps selected for this project represent major urban areas and cities of the world, at various time periods. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features at a large scale. The selection represents a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and purposes.

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  6. Title: Sir John Evelyn's plan for rebuilding the city of London after the Great Fire in 1666

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    Summary: In upper margin: Engrav'd for Harrison's History of London. Includes index to sites. Somewhat similar to sketch #1 in Evelyn's Londinum redivivum; cf. Evelyn, John. London revived. Oxford : At the Clarendon Press, 1938, after p. [28]. From: A new and universal history, description and survey of the Cities of London and Westminster, the Borough of Southwark / by Walter Harrison ... London : printed for J. Cooke, [1776].

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  7. Title: Costes et riuieres de Virginie, de Mariland, et de Nouuelle Angletere

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Includes inset: L'isle de Terre Neuue. This map appeared in an identical state in a 1674 edition of Recueil de divers voyages. cf. Burden, P. The mapping of North America II.

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  8. Title: Patriae antiquae inter July et Caroli Magni Caesarum Roma Norum tempora descriptio; Hewich inventor.

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. "S. Saevry - sculptor." North oriented toward the right side of the map. Hornius compiled maps for this sixth volume of Jansson's "Novus Atlas". Horn, also known as Hornius, published this volume separately in 1653 as, "Accuratissima orbis antiqua delineatio". Shows Belgium, The Netherlands and western Germany from the period of Julius Caesar to the reign of Charlemagne. 1 map; 39 x 48 cm

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  9. Title: Orbis terrarum nova et accuratissima tabula auctore Nicolao Visscher, J. de Visscher sculpsit, N.P. Berchem invent.

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    Summary: Two hemispheres surrounded by mythological figures, with polus articus at top center and polus antarcticus at bottom center. 1 map: hand col.; 2 hemispheres each 28 cm in diam., on sheet 54 x 62 cm.

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  10. Title: Suez and Port Taufiq

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    Summary: Map shows railroads, petroleum refineries, and the port of Suez. United States. Army Map Service. [Based on map by the Survey of Egypt].

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  11. Title: Washington, D.C., 1933 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Base map of the District of Columbia showing railroads, main thoroughfares, alley blocks, and public (government) buildings, base prepared in the Office of the Surveyor, D.C., by direction of the Engineer Commissioner, D.C. It was published in 1936. Scale [ca. 1:19,000]. Base map 'Complete to June 13, 1933.' The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Maryland State Plane Coordinate System Meters NAD83 (Fipszone 1900). All map collar and inset information is also available as part of the raster image, including any inset maps, profiles, statistical tables, directories, text, illustrations, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as roads, railroads and stations, drainage, selected public buildings and points of interest, parks, cemeteries, and more. Also shows block numbers and proposed streets. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from The Harvard Map Collection as part of the Imaging the Urban Environment project. Maps selected for this project represent major urban areas and cities of the world, at various time periods. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features at a large scale. The selection represents a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and purposes.

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  12. Title: Zoning and Open Spaces, Washington, D.C., 1936 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Base map of the District of Columbia showing public and zoning areas, base prepared in the Office of the Surveyor, D.C., by direction of the Engineer Commissioner, D.C. It was published by Engineer Commissioner in 1936. Scale [ca. 1:19,200]. Base map 'complete to June 13, 1933.' The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Maryland State Plane Coordinate System Meters NAD83 (Fipszone 1900). All map collar and inset information is also available as part of the raster image, including any inset maps, profiles, statistical tables, directories, text, illustrations, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as residential areas, open spaces, commercial and industrial areas, alley dwelling areas, roads, block numbers, railroads and stations, drainage, selected public buildings and points of interest, parks, cemeteries, and more. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from The Harvard Map Collection as part of the Imaging the Urban Environment project. Maps selected for this project represent major urban areas and cities of the world, at various time periods. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features at a large scale. The selection represents a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and purposes.

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  13. Title: Washington, D.C., 1884 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Topographical map of the District of Columbia and a portion of Virginia, compiled under the direction of Major G.J. Lydecker, Corps of Engineers, Engineer Commissioner D.C., by Captain F.V. Greene, Corps of Engineers ; drawn by W.T.O. Bruff. It was published in 1884. Scale [1:15,840]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Maryland State Plane Coordinate System Meters NAD83 (Fipszone 1900). All map collar and inset information is also available as part of the raster image, including any inset maps, profiles, statistical tables, directories, text, illustrations, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as roads, railroads, drainage, selected public buildings, selected private residences and names of landowners, built-up areas, parks, and more. Relief shown by contours. Depths shown by soundings. Includes source materials note. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from The Harvard Map Collection as part of the Imaging the Urban Environment project. Maps selected for this project represent major urban areas and cities of the world, at various time periods. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features at a large scale. The selection represents a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and purposes.

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  14. Title: Guatemala, From Official and Other Sources, 1902

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    Summary: This is a scanned version of the 1902 paper map entitled: Guatemala, From Official and Other Sources. The map was scanned at 300 dots per inch and is in the TIFF format.

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  15. Title: Guatemala, From Official and Other Sources, 1902

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    Summary: This is a scanned version of the 1902 paper map entitled: Guatemala. The map was scanned at 300 dots per inch and is in the TIFF format.

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  16. Title: Amérique Septentrionale publiée sous les auspices de Monseigneur le Duc d'Orleans prémier prince du sang; par Sr. D'Anville.

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Prime meridian: [Ferro]. This map is particulary distinctive for its portrayal of the Mississippi River valley and the river systems between the St. Lawrence and James Bay. Includes inset of Hudon and Baffin Bay. Decorative cartouche depicts a Native American woman holding a quiver of arrows with two cherubs by her feet and native animals. 1 map on 2 sheets: hand col.; 88 x 84 cm. (in case 93 x 93 cm.)

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  17. Title: El Salvador city graphic 1:10,000 : La Libertad. Series E955

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    Summary: Alternate title: La Libertad.Transverse Merrcator projection. Relief shown by 20 meter contour intervals and spot elevations. Coordinate conversion NAD 27 to NAD 83. "Compiled in 1990 from best available sources." With a glossary.

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  18. Title: Mexico (Cities, 2007)

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    • 2008
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    Summary: Mexico Cities represents the locations of cities in Mexico.

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  19. Title: Mexico (Water Bodies, 2007)

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    • 2008
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    Summary: Mexico Water Bodies represents the major lakes, reservoirs, and lagoons in Mexico.

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  20. Title: Mexico (Urban Areas, 2007)

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    • 2008
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    Summary: Mexico Urban Areas represents the locations of major urban areas in Mexico.

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